Preceded by Mike Pringle Name Jim Eadie Majority 693 (2.1%) Role Politician | Nationality Scottish Residence Edinburgh, Scotland Party Scottish National Party | |
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Born 10 February 1968 (age 56)
Glasgow ( 1968-02-10 ) Political party Scottish National Party Alma mater University of Strathclyde | ||
Education University of Strathclyde | ||
Jim Eadie (born 10 February 1968) is a Scottish politician who was the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Southern constituency 2011−2016.
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Early life
Eadie was born on 10 February 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at Waverley Secondary School and the University of Strathclyde.
Eadie worked for the Royal College of Nursing and Scottish Television, before becoming head of the Scottish branch of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) in 2002. He left the ABPI in 2007 to start a healthcare consulting business.
Political career
Eadie contested the seat of Edinburgh Southern in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Mike Pringle by a narrow margin of 693 votes, reversing a notional majority of almost 4,000. In the same election, he was the eleventh list candidate for the SNP in the Lothian region.
Eadie was one of seven LGBT MSPs during the 4th Scottish Parliament.
He was Convener of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 2014−2016.
He stood again in the Edinburgh Southern seat in 2016, although was not elected.
He was selected to stand in the Edinburgh South constituency at the 2017 Westminster election.